[CentOS] CentOS7 wireless config on command line on asus

[James Hogarth]

On 5 Feb 2016 12:24 a.m., "Karanbir Singh" <mail-lists at karan.org> wrote:
>
> On 04/02/16 21:29, Adrian P. van Bloois wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm trying to configure wireless on my Asus laptop running CentOS7.
> > I see wlan0 when I type iw dev, but if I type
> > ip link set wlan0 up
> > I get the following error:
> > RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
> >
> > Any idea what is wrong??
>
> your laptop has a switch to turn on/ turn off the wifi - and its
> currently turned off. this might be a real switch, or a key combination.
>
>

Check the NetworkManager radio settings as well nmcli r

It's possible to disable/enable wireless connectivity with that as well.